HCA Healthcare (HCA) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.78 for Q1 2026, up 4.84% YoY from 0.75 in Q1 2025, and up 2.07% sequentially from 0.77 in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare has disclosed Debt Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 0.78 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 4.84% year-over-year to 0.78; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.78 (up 4.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.77, up 5.9% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.78 in Q1 2026, from 0.77 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for HCA reached as high as 0.78 in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 0.7 in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.73 (2023), against an average of 0.73.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio grew 12.39% — and 2024, when it dropped 4.28%.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.73 in 2022, then retreated by 3.02% to 0.7 in 2023, then climbed by 2.65% to 0.72 in 2024, then climbed by 5.9% to 0.77 in 2025, then rose by 2.07% to 0.78 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.78, 0.77, and 0.74 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 87.94 Bn | 90.32 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 0.78 |
| 2 | Chemed | 18.08 Bn | 18.07 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 0.06 |
| 3 | Tenet Healthcare | 16.59 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 0.42 |
| 4 | Davita | 15.37 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 0.61 |
| 5 | Encompass Health | 10.07 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.52 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 0.03 |
| 7 | Universal Health Services | 9.19 Bn | 9.15 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.96 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 0.01 |
| 9 | Ww International | 6.14 Bn | 5.98 Bn | -149.29 Mn | 0.49 |
| 10 | Brookdale Senior Living | 3.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 727.83 Mn | 0.73 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.78 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.74 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.74 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.73 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.72 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.68 |